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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pickin and Grinin, post: 3183503, member: 73995&quot;]I did a little more research on this subject. Although it was hard to find a coin in the same condition. I did find one the exhibits some of the crusty toning like mine has.</p><p>This one is from a legend auction. The neck cheek and ear area, along with the peripherals seem to have the same looking texture.</p><p><a href="https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/29137244/50c-1812-o-104a--ngc-ms62/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/29137244/50c-1812-o-104a--ngc-ms62/" rel="nofollow">https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/29137244/50c-1812-o-104a--ngc-ms62/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know that I am seeing a rusted die. The coin looks extremely original, and I am scared to even give it a dip in acetone for fear of what it might remove from the surfaces.</p><p>I wish I had an Overton reference, to see the exact diagnostics that define an O-104 from a O-104a. From what I have been reading and present in the description in a Heritage auction.</p><p>One of the diagnostics for the O-104a is the die scratch through the left facing wing.</p><p><a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/bust-half-dollars/1812-50c-large-8-o-104a-r1-au55-pcgs/a/1207-3455.s?hdnJumpToLot=1&amp;x=0&amp;y=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/bust-half-dollars/1812-50c-large-8-o-104a-r1-au55-pcgs/a/1207-3455.s?hdnJumpToLot=1&amp;x=0&amp;y=0" rel="nofollow">https://coins.ha.com/itm/bust-half-dollars/1812-50c-large-8-o-104a-r1-au55-pcgs/a/1207-3455.s?hdnJumpToLot=1&amp;x=0&amp;y=0</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]820755[/ATTACH] </p><p>There is a small die rack from the bust to the 1 in the date it is&nbsp; hard to see.[ATTACH=full]820757[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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